Prosecutors ask for out-of-county jury in Sandusky case [View all]

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Prosecutors in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case asked Tuesday that jurors be selected from another county besides Centre County, Pennsylvania.

In their motion, they cited the "spectacular" publicity around the upcoming trial and the "unique" relationship residents there have with Penn State.

Sandusky was charged in November with sexually abusing young boys over a 14-year period. The former Penn State assistant football coach has denied the charges and was released on $100,000 bail.

"The relationship of Penn State University to the community which surrounds and supports it is special. ... To ask members of that community to break down that alloy and insulate themselves from the institution which informs so many aspects of their lives is asking too much. It is unfair and impracticable," prosecutors wrote in their motion.

full: http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/justice/pennsylvania-sandusky-jury/index.html

So the trial will not be held in Pittsburgh or Philadelphia and cause heavier traffic in those cities. But some people from either place might get a few weeks off work for jury duty?